Weather: SE, ESE later in afternoon
A Merlin shot through down the east side early in the morning and was then seen pursuing passerines at the south end.
The regular Kestrel also hunted the islands. Morning thrush movements involved 5 Fieldfares, 4 Redwings, a small number of Meadow Pipits and a few Blackbirds including an adult male with a wing measurement of 139mm, a whopper indeed.
The odd finch made themselves known, there were 7 Linnets, 2 Goldfinches a Chaffinch and a Siskin. There were 300 Brent plus a dark-bellied bird that flew in on its own at the north end as the tide ebbed.
Six of the usual Eiders showed and a single Pintail arrived. The sea was quite profitable featuring 63 Gannets and a Guillemot. Three Little Egret and 2 Grey Heron shared the shore with 4,500 Knot, 30 Dunlin, 50 Redshank, 3,500 Oystercatchers, 40 Curlew, 130 Turnstone, 2 Bar-tailed Godwits and 3 Purple Sandpipers. There are numerous fungi around the islands at the moment including these and Yellow field-cap.
Sunset but no sign of the Barn Owl tonight.
Ringed: 2 Blackbirds, 1 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Rock Pipit.
Photos SRW
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